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CH 242 - Organic Chemistry II and Lab 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CH 241 , CHL 241. Corequisite: CHL 242L. Structure and synthesis of organic molecules containing different functional groups along with a detailed reaction mechanisms. Fundamental aspects of spectroscopic techniques and their applications to characterize organic compounds. Organic labs mainly deal with the synthesis and characterization of organic compounds by green chemistry approaches. Lecture meets 3 Hours per week and laboratory is 3 Hours per week. (FA,SP)
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CH 331 - Physical Chemistry I 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: MAT 242 , CH 142 or permission of instructor. A study of the properties of gases, liquids, solids; theories of solutions, colloids, chemical equilibria, and phase diagrams; elementary thermodynamics, ionization, electrochemistry, atomic structure, nuclear chemistry; introduction to quantum theory. (FA)
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CH 332 - Physical Chemistry II 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CH 331 . This course is a continuation of CH 331 . A study of ionization of electrolytes, electrochemistry, chemical kinetics, theories of reaction rates, reaction mechanisms, quantum mechanics, atomic structure, chemical bonding, and chemical spectroscopy. (SP)
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CH 345 - Quantitative Analysis 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CH 142 or permission of instructor. A study of gravimetric and volumetric analysis, chemical calculations, theory of electrolytes, cells, activity. Lecture meets 3 Hours per week and laboratory is 3 Hours per week. (FA)
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CH 346 - Instrumental Analysis 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CH 242 , CH 345 or permission of instructor. A unified approach to the use of chemical instrumentation and techniques for the study of physical, organic, analytical and inorganic chemistry problems. Techniques used include potentiometry, voltametry, conductimetry, chromatography, ion exchange, and absorption and emission of radiation. Lecture meets 3 Hours per week and laboratory is 3 Hours per week. (SP)
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CH 431 - Advanced Chemistry Laboratory 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CH 346 or consent of instructor. A continuation of CH 346 emphasizing the use of combinations of techniques for the solution of chemical problems. Lecture is 2 Hours per week and laboratory meets for 4 Hours per week. (SP)
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CH 433 - Advanced Chemistry 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CH 242 , CH 332 , and CH 345 or permission of instructor Study of advanced topics in chemistry; modern theories of structure and interpretation of reactions. Lecture meets 3 Hours per week and laboratory is 3 Hours per week. (On Demand)
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CH 434 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CH 242 , CH 332 , and CH 345 or permission of instructor. Continuing study of advanced topics in chemistry; modern theories of structure and interpretation of reactions. Lecture meets 3 Hours per week and laboratory is 3 Hours per week. (On Demand)
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CH 435 - Inorganic Chemistry 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CH 142 and CH 345 . Study of periodicity in the chemistry of elements; descriptive inorganic chemistry; synthesis of inorganic compounds. (FA)
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CH 445 - Biochemistry I 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CH 242 and BI 141 . Corequisite: CHL 445L. Study of the chemical approach to living systems and the common biological processes. Lecture meets 3 Hours per week and laboratory is 3 Hours per week. (FA,SP)
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CH 446 - Biochemistry II 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CH 445 . Corequisite: CHL 446L. A continuation of CH 445 , including the study of the biochemical approach to living systems, various metabolic pathways, and correlation of these chemical processes in living systems and their regulation. Lecture meets 3 Hours per week and laboratory is 3 Hours per week. (SP)
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CH 491 - Individual Research 1- 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CH 346 instructor permission and Dean’s approval. A program in which students with advanced standing may do undergraduate research in the form of supervised work on an experimental or theoretical project of specific interest to the students. (On Demand)
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CH 492 - Individual Research 1- 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CH 346 instructor permission and Dean’s approval. A program in which students with advanced standing may do undergraduate research in the form of supervised work on an experimental or theoretical project of specific interest to the students. (On Demand)
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CH 499 - Senior Seminar 2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CH 332 and CH 346 and senior status with permission from the student success coach. This course, which is required for all chemistry majors prior to graduation, will be used for the successful completion of a senior thesis and to reinforce the use of the computer and the Internet resources as a means of scientific information retrieval. The thesis requirement may be fulfilled through literature research of a topic of interest or data gathered through previous or current laboratory research. The student will be required to present and defend the senior thesis and pass a senior exit exam. Written and oral reports are required. All students will choose a mentor from the faculty whom will serve as a direct mentor in conjunction with the course instructor. (ACS 7.8) (FA)
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Chemistry Laboratory |
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CHL 141 - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credit Hour
Corequisite: CH 141 . Laboratory experiments related to material presented in CH 141 . Laboratories meet 3 Hours per week. (FA,SP)
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CHL 142 - General Chemistry II Laboratory 1 Credit Hour
Corequisite: CH 142 . Introduction to the theories and procedures of qualitative analysis; identification of selected cations. Laboratories meet three Hours per week. (FA, SP,SU)
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Criminal Justice |
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CJ 131 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EN 131 and EN 132 or permission of instructor. An introductory analysis of crime and the criminal justice system. Emphasis will be on the nature, scope, history and development of criminal justice. Overview of criminal justice in the United States, and examination of issues that influence decisions, functions and processes in the criminal justice system. (FA,SP,SU)
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CJ 205 - Criminal Law 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CJ 131 or permission of the instructor. Definition of law and crime, sources of criminal law, general principles and theories of criminal law, defenses to criminal liability, theories and philosophies of punishment. A study of criminal litigation. (FA,SP,SU)
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CJ 206 - Ethics, Crime and Justice 3 Credit Hours
Examination of ethical issues and ramifications of ethnicity, race and class in social control and criminal justice administration. A study of moral and ethical behaviors designed to provide direction for policy formulation and implementation. (FA,SP,SU)
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CJ 216 - Criminal Procedure 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CJ 205 or permission of instructor. A study of the United States Constitution, strategies of judicial politics, substantive and procedural requirements and guidelines in the criminal justice process. (FA,SP,SU)
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CJ 230 - Introduction to Private Security 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CJ 131 . Deals with various aspects of basic and legal issues in private and homeland security. (FA,SP,SU)
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CJ 233 - Substance Abuse 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CJ 131 . A study of various substances that are currently being abused, the impact of abuse on crime, as well as an examination of strategies used by criminal justice agencies to prevent addiction. A study of theories and research on addiction. (FA,SP)
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CJ 305 - Crime and the Elderly 3 Credit Hours
An examination of the role of the elderly as victims, offenders, and practitioners in the criminal justice system, including a study of other gerontological issues. (By Demand)
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CJ 310 - Adjudication and Legal Terminology 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CJ 205 , CJ 216 . Study of contemporary issues involved in adversarial process in the criminal justice system. A discussion of the utilization of evidence in jury and non-jury trials and various fact finding procedures in the criminal justice system will also be included. (FA,SP)
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CJ 316 - Criminal Justice Management 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CJ 131 . A study of the nature of bureaucracy, basic theories, functions, principles and practices of administration. An examination of issues of leadership, and personnel management of agencies in the criminal justice system. (FA,SP)
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CJ 320 - Women and the Criminal Justice System 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CJ 131 , CJ 389 . An examination of the roles and experiences of women as victims, offenders and practitioners in the criminal justice system. A study of the impact of gender issues in criminal justice. (SP)
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CJ 325 - International Criminal Justice 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CJ 131 . A comparative study of the justice systems of countries other than the United States, including Islamic and Traditional justice systems. (FA,SP)
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CJ 327 - Corrections 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CJ 131 , CJ 205 or permission of instructor. An overview of the correctional subsystem. An examination of current issues in custodial and noncustodial corrections. (FA,SP,SU)
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CJ 331 - Principles of Criminal Investigation 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CJ 337 . Study of historical development, theory, and application of scientific methodology in the investigation of crime. (FA)
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CJ 332 - Security Management 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CJ 230 . Deals with various aspects of organizational principles, policies, and legal issues in private security management. A discussion of modern security administration including homeland security, retail security, utility security, computer security, and other security situations. (FA,SP)
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CJ 334 - Counseling and Interviewing 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CJ 131 . An overview of contemporary techniques, philosophies and issues involved in counseling and interviewing voluntary, involuntary and resistant clients of the criminal justice system. (SP)
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CJ 337 - Law Enforcement 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CJ 205 , CJ 216 or permission of instructor. An overview of the history, organization, management, legal and policy issues, professionalism, performance and accountability of public law enforcement agencies. (FA,SP,SU)
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CJ 338 - Domestic and International Terrorism 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CJ 131 , CJ 216 , CJ 337 or permission of instructor. The goal of this course is to acquire an understanding of historical perspectives on terrorism while comprehending definitions of cogent terms and concepts. This course will describe the ideological continuum and the matrix of violence, both domestic and international.
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CJ 351 - Forensic Science 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CJ 131 , CJ 337. An overview of issues involved in the application of science in the collection, identification preservation and utilization of evidence in the criminal justice system. (FA)
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CJ 360 - Victimology 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CJ 131 , CJ 205 , CJ 216 . Examines the impact of crime on victims; including but not limited to the emotional, physical, financial and psychological effects. Examines resources for victims and methods to assist or deal with victims of crime. (FA,SP)
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CJ 389 - Criminology 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CJ 205 or permission of instructor. A study of the theories of crime and criminal behavior, the causes of crime, typologies, measurement techniques, prevention, and societal reactions to crime. (FA,SP,SU)
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CJ 406 - Probation and Parole 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CJ 205 , CJ 316 , CJ 327 . Junior or senior level. An examination of the historical development, decision making processes and management of community intervention and treatment programs. (FA,SP,SU)
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CJ 435 - Treatment of Drug Addiction 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CJ 131 , CJ 233 . Junior or senior level. A study of contemporary strategies for control and treatment of drug dependency. Specially designed for students interested in working as criminal justice addiction professionals. Will involve some practical experience in treatment facilities. (FA,SP)
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CJ 436 - Deprivation of Liberty 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CJ 205 . A study of the evolution of the rights of persons under correctional control, including major court decisions and recent changes in correctional philosophies and techniques. (FA)
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CJ 461 - Juvenile Justice 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CJ 131 , CJ 205 , CJ 216 , CJ 389 . Junior or senior level. A study of the history of juvenile justice, juvenile justice programs and the juvenile justice system. An examination of the nature and extent of delinquency, and impact of court decisions on juvenile justice issues and services. (FA,SP)
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CJ 480 - Topics in Criminal Justice 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CJ 131 , CJ 205 , CJ 389 . Junior or senior level. A workshop or seminar. Study of selected current topics and issues of public concern, and examination of their impact on the functions and roles of various agencies in the criminal justice system. (By Demand)
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CJ 490 A - Field Experience/Internship 6 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Approval of department chair for criminal justice. For advanced students in the criminal justice program who have completed 92 Credit Hours or more. Students who register for 12 to 15 Hours must complete all major requirements and have a GPA of not less than 2.0 prior to registration. Designed to provide students with opportunity for practical experience in various criminal justice agencies. Students can only complete 15 Hours maximum.
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CJ 490 B - Field Experience/Internship 9 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Approval of department chair for criminal justice. For advanced students in the criminal justice program who have completed 92 Credit Hours or more. Students who register for 12 to 15 Hours must complete all major requirements and have a GPA of not less than 2.0 prior to registration. Designed to provide students with opportunity for practical experience in various criminal justice agencies. Students can only complete 15 Hours maximum.
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CJ 490 C - Field Experience/Internship 12 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Approval of department chair for criminal justice. For advanced students in the criminal justice program who have completed 92 Credit Hours or more. Students who register for 12 to 15 Hours must complete all major requirements and have a GPA of not less than 2.0 prior to registration. Designed to provide students with opportunity for practical experience in various criminal justice agencies. Students can only complete 15 Hours maximum.
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CJ 490 D - Field Experience/Internship 15 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Approval of department chair for criminal justice. For advanced students in the criminal justice program who have completed 92 Credit Hours or more. Students who register for 12 to 15 Hours must complete all major requirements and have a GPA of not less than 2.0 prior to registration. Designed to provide students with opportunity for practical experience in various criminal justice agencies. Students can only complete 15 Hours maximum.
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CJ 498 - Methodologies and Research Writing 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SS 239 , EN 240 , and acquired 100 Credit Hours or more. This course is designed to assist seniors majoring in criminal justice with writing a successful research paper as well as assisting in preparation for the defense of the paper. This course is an examination of the basic principles and approaches in social science research, theory construction, and research writing. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to research scholarly data from various sources and form a well written research paper. (FA,SP)
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CJ 499 - Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CJ 498 . Review of required criminal justice courses, passing of a comprehensive/ exit examination, and successful defense of a research paper developed by the student in CJ 498 .
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Computer Science |
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CS 132 - Computer Applications 3 Credit Hours
This is an introduction to computers and a brief survey of modern computer hardware and software. The primary focus of the course is on practical applications of computers, including word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software. Not for CS major.
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CS 135 - Introduction to Scientific Computing 3 Credit Hours
This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to classroom assignments, emphasizing multidisciplinary team projects to introduce a variety of computational tools. Students will participate in projects requiring a scientific approach to problem solving, analytical thinking, data collection and analysis, result write-up, and public presentation. The course is designed for freshman science majors.
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CS 230 - Computer Programming I 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 215 or equivalent. Corequisite: CSL 230 . This course introduces fundamental programming concepts and techniques. It is designed for students who plan to use computer programming in their studies and careers. Elements of object-oriented design and programming are introduced. Topics covered include control structures, arrays, functions, and structured program design. This course requires students to co-register for a programming lab, CSL 230 that gives extra hands-on practice with guided supervision. Students will develop working programs with checkpoints for each development phase.
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CS 231 - Computer Programming II 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 230 . Corequisite: CSL 231 . This course is a continuation of CS 230 . Topics covered include recursion, file-based I/O, classes, packages, method overloading, inheritance, polymorphism, abstract classes, interfaces and exceptions. This course requires students to co-register for a programming lab, CSL 231. The lab provides students with hands-on practice developing programs implementing the programming constructs.
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CS 330 - Databases 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 215 or ITM 200 . This course examines the underlying concepts and theory of database management systems. Topics include database system architectures, data models, structured query languages, conceptual and logical database design, and physical organization. The entity-relationship model and relational model are investigated in detail; object-oriented databases are introduced. Integrity constraints, dependencies, and normalization are studied as a basis for formal design. An introduction to transaction management, concurrency control, distributed and Web databases and database recovery are presented.
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CS 331 - Mobile Applications Development 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 231 . This course introduces mobile application developments to Junior/Senior computer science and computer engineering students. The course covers operating systems, programming languages, and tools. At the end of the course, students would be able to develop applications/games for a variety of mobile devices.
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CS 332 - Computer Organization and Assembly Language 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 231 . Introduction to computer architecture, organization, and assembly language. Includes addressing techniques, input/output processing, interrupt handling, and the implementation of data structures including characters and strings, number systems and formats.
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CS 333 - Data Structures 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 231 . This course covers the design and implementation of data structures including generics and collections, lists, stacks, queues, trees, and graphs. Other topics include efficiency of algorithms, sorting, searching, and hashing. Course work involves both written homework and programming assignments.
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CS 334 - Object Oriented Design 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 231 . Topics include classes, operator overloading, inheritance, virtual functions and polymorphism, templates, file processing, and the use of UML. The course emphasizes a modern approach to software development. Students will be assigned to programming teams for assignments. The course has a term project requiring team programming.
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CS 335 - Discrete Structures 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 230 AND MAT 241 . An introduction to the theory of computation review of combinatorics, introduction to analysis of algorithms, graphs, computability, finite-state machines, and a brief introduction to complexity theory.
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CS 336 - Software Engineering 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 231 . A study of the techniques and approaches used to build large, reliable software systems. Methods, languages and tools used in modern software development are examined. Topics include software life-cycle models, software analysis, design, design verification, validation and reliability. Software engineering ethics and professionalism are explored. Programming topics include modularity, data abstraction, object-oriented programming. Laboratory assignments use a high level programming language.
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CS 340 - Computer Networks and Communications 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 230 . Introduces the concepts of computer networks and data communications. Topics include data transmission, transmission media, transmission signal encoding, link control and multiplexing, circuit switching, packet switching, local area networks, ATM, Open Systems Interconnection Architecture (OSI), TCP/IP, X.25, System Network Architecture (SNA) and network security.
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CS 390 - Cooperative Education/Field Experience 1-6 Credit Hours
Work, research, or internship experience at the junior (CS 390) or senior (CS 490 ) levels. Students must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5. The department chair in the student’s discipline will determine Credit Hours credit after the details of placement have been made.
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CS 432 - Numerical Analysis 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 231 , MAT 334 and MAT 335 . Numerical algorithms and error analysis for the approximation of integration, differentiation, solutions of systems of equations, and solutions of differential equations.
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CS 433 - Operating Systems 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 231 . Basic principles of multiprogramming and time-sharing systems including interrupts, data channels, memory management, virtual memory, segmentation and paging, interprocess communication, deadlock handling, and distributed systems.
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CS 436 - Computability 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 335 and senior standing. This course is an introduction to the theory of computation in computer science. Topics include formal languages and grammars and their application to programming language design, and models of computation including finite automata, pushdown automata and Turing machines.
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CS 437 - Digital Circuits 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 332 and PH 252 . Corequisite: CSL 437 . This course deals with digital logic with feedback, fundamental mode circuits, Boolean algebra, Karnaugh maps, combinatorial networks, flip-flop, encoders, decoders, multiplexers, half-adders, adders, counters, state and flow tables, and memory design.
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CS 438 - Computer Architecture 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 437 . This course covers the basic concepts of computer architecture and organization, including computer evolution, CPU architectures, instruction sets, ALU design, memory hierarchies, input and output architectures, interrupts and DMA, and parallel processing.
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CS 490 - Cooperative Education/Field Experience 1-6 Credit Hours
Work, research, or internship experience at the junior (CS 390 ) or senior (CS 490) levels. Students must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5. The department chair in the student’s discipline will determine Credit Hours credit after the details of placement have been made.
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CS 497 - Senior Design I 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: senior standing on vertical curriculum, EN 250 . This course is the first of a two-sequence capstone courses for computer science majors. Students, working in teams, select a topic from a variety of potential project topics solicited from faculty members and representatives from local industry/non-profit organizations. Students will learn about team work, team dynamics, and learn to rely on other individuals to perform necessary work for the successful completion of team goals. By the end of the semester, the overall approach and design/architecture of the project must be completed so that it can be effectively implemented, in the second semester. The course also includes lectures on topics of interest to CS majors, such as intellectual property, information privacy, security, and exposure to a wide range of relevant software environments and technologies from mobile development environments to database-backed web services. Students must also take the comprehensive senior examination for the major.
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CS 497 - Senior Design II 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 497 . This course is the second of a two-sequence capstone courses for computer science majors. Students will continue the work begun in CS 497 - Senior Design I and implement their chosen project to functional completion. The emphasis in this course is on the implementation, testing, report writing and presentation. Each team is required to make a formal project presentation to a group of faculty, students and outside representatives , A written final project document is required prior to the presentation; it must be provided to the faculty members advising the team and the project sponsor (if applicable).
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CS 499 - Senior Seminar 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 411 and EN 250 . This course is a continuation of CS 411. Each student, or group, will complete the project started in CS411. The focus of this course will be on writing the research report, preparing and delivering a presentation on the research project to a group of students, faculty and staff of the department.
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CSL 230 - Computer Programming I Laboratory 1 Credit Hour
Corequisite: CS 230 . Laboratory activities relating to the software development process and programming concepts covered in CS 230 .
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CSL 231 - Computer Programming II Laboratory 1 Credit Hour
Corequisite: CS 231 Laboratory activities relating to the software development process and programming concepts covered in CS 231 .
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CSL 340 - Computer Networks and Communications Laboratory 1 Credit Hour
Corequisite: CS 340 Laboratory experiments related to material covered in CS 340 .
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CSL 437 - Digital Circuits Laboratory 1 Credit Hour
Corequisite: CS 437 Laboratory experiments related to material covered in CS 437
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Computer Information Systems |
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CIS 135 - Introduction to Computer Technology 3 Credit Hours
This course introduces students to all aspects of computer systems at the level required by most certification programs. The design of modern computer systems will be discussed as well as how the various systems can be connected. The hardware and software components of a computer system will be thoroughly covered. Hands-on experience will be provided. This is a fundamental course that will lay the foundation for every other course in the program. (FA)
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CIS 138 - Introduction to Web Design 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 132 or Equivalent. This course introduces tools and techniques used to create web pages on the World Wide Web. Student learns basic HTML (hypertext markup language), XTML, CSS, and the principles and practices of developing, producing, and publishing of digital images online. Emphasis is placed on the communication of meaning through the creation and management of digital images using industry-standard Web authoring software. (FA)
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CIS 210 - Introduction to Programming 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: MA134, CS 132 . Students will learn the fundamental concepts and terminology of software application development and develop skills in designing and writing simple computer programs in a high-level language. The course assumes no programming background and provides an overview of the software development process in addition to introducing important programming constructs and methodologies. Topics include programming language characteristics, integrated development environments, flowcharts, algorithms and pseudo-code, variables, operators, conditional statements, looping statements, methods, error-handling and debugging, and object-oriented programming techniques. (FA)
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CIS 240 - Dynamic Website Design I 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 132 , CIS 135 . This course builds on the fundamentals of CIS 138 - Introduction to Web Design to introduce languages and technologies, such as PHP, JavaScript, advanced CSS and AJAX for creating dynamic websites. Topics also include customer expectations, usability and accessibility practices, and techniques for the evaluation of web design. (SP)
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CIS 241 - Computer Networks 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CIS 135 . This course introduces the student to the concepts of Computer Networks and Data Communications. Topics include data transmission, transmission media, transmission signal encoding, link control and multiplexing, circuit switching, packet switching, local area networks, ATM, Open Systems Interconnection Architecture (OSI), TCP/IP, X.25, System Network Architecture (SNA) and network security. Hands-on experience will be provided in the laboratory. (FA)
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CIS 242 - Operating Systems 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CIS 135 . The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with operating system (OS) concepts. Students will learn what an OS is and the role it plays in a computer system. Students will study the general architecture of an OS as well as the services it provides. Students will become familiar with current OSes like Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Linux, Mac OS X Snow Leopard. (FA)
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CIS 248 - Network Administration I 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 132 , CIS 135 , CIS 241 . Students will explore network administration topics in theoretical and practical way, study different software platforms, control, shared resources, administration, security, antivirus procedures and methodologies. (FA)
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CIS 299 - Network Administration II 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 132 , CIS 135 , CIS 248 . This course teaches students, through lectures, discussions, scenarios, demonstrations, chapter review questions, textbook exercises, and classroom labs, the skills and knowledge necessary to configure, manage, and troubleshoot Windows Server 2008 Active Directory. Upon completion of this course students will be prepared for Microsoft certified technology specialist exam 70-640 “Active Directory Configuration”. (SP)
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CIS 300 - Systems Analysis and Design 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 330 . The analysis and design phases of the system development life cycle are reviewed. Emphasis is on techniques and tools for determining systems requirements that lead to the development of logical design models using structured and object-oriented methodologies, including data and process modeling, system requirements with use cases, object-oriented modeling using UML, rapid prototyping, and introduction to application architecture. (FA)
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CIS 306 - Wireless Networks 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CIS 241 . This course introduces mobile computing technological concepts and applications. Students would be able to learn the fundamentals behind wireless communications, to read and understand technical papers, and to have hands-on experience with wireless hardware and protocol design. Topics covered include an over view of mobile computing, IEEE 802.11 standards, mobile IP, mobile ad hoc networks, and wireless MESH and sensor networks. The hands-on (lab) section provides students with hands-on experience on setting up, configuring, establishing a wireless network, and designing wireless protocols. Students would be able to run simulations for advanced wireless protocols. (SP)
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CIS 310 - Dynamic Website Design II 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CIS 240 . This course is a continuation of CIS 240 - Dynamic Website Design I to introduce datadriven website development, web server architecture. Topics include the use of database CRUD statements (create, read, update, and delete) incorporated into web applications, web server installation, administration, and security. (SP)
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CIS 332 - Network Operating Systems 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CIS 241 . This course is an introduction to network operating systems with an emphasis on the management of network objects, e.g. users, groups, volumes, print servers, and other shared network resources. This course examines the interaction of people, systems and computers. Strategic management issues unique to the information technology environment are discussed. This course is also an introduction to installing, configuring, supporting and maintaining network operating system clients. Topics include software installation, configuration, operations, and troubleshooting. This course and CPT 209 help the student to prepare for the CompTIA 220-701 and 220-702 A+ certification exams. (SP)
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CIS 333 - Database Technologies for Web Applications 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 330 , CIS 240 . This course examines the database and related applications technologies which are critical in the enablement of web-based applications for e-commerce in its many variations. This lab-based course provides an in-depth study of using database technologies in the context of the Internet, including Oracle, and open source variations such as MySQL; the role of related scripting languages such as PHP. Also covered are the theory and practice involved in dynamic, database driven web-sites that are controlled using CSS and other web-enabling artifacts. Upon completion of this course, the student will understand the features of page scripting languages; understand the database options available for the web-based applications; explain how these can be combined with each other and with additional web-based tools to create effective web-based applications. (SP)
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CIS 336 - Data Warehousing & OLAP’s Technology 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 330 . This course covers the fundamentals of data warehousing/business intelligence architecture and issues involved in planning, designing, building, populating a successful data warehouse and business intelligence system. Topics covered in this course include business requirement analysis, dimensional modeling, physical design, extraction-transformation-load (ETL) design and development, Analysis Service Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) database, data mining, and business intelligence (BI) applications. (SP)
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CIS 361 - CIS Supervised Summer Internship 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CIS senior standing. The CIS internship is designed to complement a student’s formal education with practical and meaningful IT-related work experience. It is a unique opportunity for students to clarify employment goals, develop a professional network and learn about a particular industry. Experience directly related to a student’s CIS major makes the student more marketable when seeking full-time positions after graduating. The internship should be in an IT-related field doing meaningful IT-related work. An early search to identify an internship opportunity is recommended and the internship must be approved and monitored by the Program Chair/Coordinator. (SU)
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CIS 380 - E-commerce 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 132 , CIS 138 , MG 300 . A study of e-commerce and its impact on business. The course provides a framework for understanding e-commerce, including marketing opportunities, as well as implementation and organization issues involved in capitalizing on e-commerce. (FA)
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CIS 390 - Advanced Web Design 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CIS 310 . This 300-level course will cover advanced concepts in web design and will start where CIS 310 left off. This course assumes an understanding of client-side web design and covers server-side design. Students will learn to set up dynamic web sites that can create content based on stored information as well as to create web sites that can dynamically store user information. A variety of server-side programming languages for scripting, page generation, and database interaction will be covered. (SP)
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CIS 400 - Database Administration 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 330 , CIS 210 . This course focuses on developing the concepts and skills required to perform the duties of Database Administrator (DBA) in organizations using large relational databases. Students develop coherent plans for security, disaster recovery, backup and restore, replication and other administrative functions, including the creation and use of SQL scripts to automate administrative tasks, creating and managing indexes, and using advanced data transformation services. (FA, SP, SU)
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CIS 402 - Project Management 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 330 , senior standing. This course discusses the processes, methods, techniques and tools that organizations use to manage their information systems projects. The course covers a systematic methodology for initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing projects. This course assumes that project management in the modern organization is a complex team-based activity, where various types of technologies (including project management software as well as software to support group collaboration) are an inherent part of the project management process. This course also acknowledges that project management involves both the use of resources from within the firm, as well as contracted from outside the organization. (FA)
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CIS 411 - Computer Information Systems Seminar 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: senior standing and instructor approval. Each student (or group of 2-3) will design and conduct a research project approved by one or more faculty members who will guide and supervise the project. While the project is to be completed in CS/CIS 499 , student must show satisfactory progress to achieve a passing grade in the course. Students must also take the CS/CIS Senior Comprehensive Exam as part of the requirements for this course. (FA)
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CIS 411 - Computer Science Seminar 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: senior standing and instructor approval. Each student (or group of 2-3) will design and conduct a research project approved by one or more faculty members who will guide and supervise the project. While the project is to be completed in CS/CIS499, student must show satisfactory progress to achieve a passing grade in the course. Students must also take the CS/CIS Senior Comprehensive Exam as part of the requirements for this course
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CIS 420 - Network Design and Procurement 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CIS 299 . This course discusses the design and implementation of network systems such as Ethernet switches and Internet routers. The course covers design principles and issues of traditional protocol processing systems and network processor technology. Packet processing, protocol processing, classification and forwarding, switching fabrics, network processors, and network systems design tradeoffs. This course reviews the area of physical distribution management, including warehouse management and layout, transportation, and customer services. (SP)
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CIS 434 - Enterprise Architecture and Web Services 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 330 , CIS 210 , CIS 138 . This course provides an overview of the various options for building, deploying and maintaining an enterprise application on the web. Topics include Overview of Enterprise Applications, Web Services, Service-oriented Architecture (SOA), REST Application, and Security Requirements. (SP)
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CIS 466 - Network Security 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 132 , CIS 240 , CIS 241 . The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of methods to assure secure and confidential information systems. Coverage includes basic concepts of main security and privacy issues of the Internet and devices, and the implementation of security methods for computer networks and the internet. (FA)
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CIS 497 - Senior Design I 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: senior standing on vertical curriculum, EN 250 . This course is the first of a two-sequence capstone courses for computer science majors. Students, working in teams, select a topic from a variety of potential project topics solicited from faculty members and representatives from local industry/non-profit organizations. Students will learn about team work, team dynamics, and learn to rely on other individuals to perform necessary work for the successful completion of team goals. By the end of the semester, the overall approach and design/architecture of the project must be completed so that it can be effectively implemented, in the second semester. The course also includes lectures on topics of interest to CIS majors, such as intellectual property, information privacy, security, and exposure to a wide range of relevant software environments and technologies from mobile development environments to database-backed web services. Students must also take the comprehensive senior examination for the major.
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CIS 499 - Senior Seminar 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 411 and EN 250 . This course is a continuation of CS 411. Each student, or group, will complete the project started in CS411. The focus of this course will be on writing the research report, preparing and delivering a presentation on the research project to a group of students, faculty and staff of the department.
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CUL 105 - Culinary History, Development and Foundation 1 Credit Hour
This course focuses on history, development and foundation of cuisine, food preparation methods, and the foodservice industry. Emphasis is placed on World cuisine and the foodservice industry. Current trends and career opportunities in the culinary field are examined. Standard kitchen hand tools including proper knife usage; operation of equipment in a commercial kitchen; and culinary terminology are addressed. (As needed)
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